A number of tribute albums to the Pixies , an American alternative rock band, have been recorded since the band's break-up in 1993. Artists featured on the albums range from American rock bands, such as Weezer, OK Go and Eve 6, to lesser-known European bands. The first widely released Pixies tribute album, Death to the Pixies—We're Better!, was released in February 1998 as the result of a Pixies cover contest in the Netherlands that was launched by the magazine Oor, the radio station VPRO and the record label Play It Again Sam.
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| 1998 | Death to the Pixies: We're Better!
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| 1999 | Pixies Fuckin' Die! (a tribute)
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| 1999 | Where Is My Mind? a tribute to The Pixies |
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| 2000 | tribute to the Pixies
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| 2003 | hey: A Pixies Tribute
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| 2004 | La La Love You Pixies!
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| 2007 [2] | Dig for Fire: A Tribute to Pixies
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